The Invaders by Mark Sanchez
During the early 1900s, two kinds of invasive organisms turned up in waterways in the United
States. One was the Asiatic clam, a fast-growing shellfish that crowds out other aquatic animals.
The other was milfoil, a fast-growing aquatic plant that overcomes and displaces native water
plants.
Wildlife officials are seeing once-smooth freshwater beaches littered with sharp, tiny shells. Though
Asiatic clams are rarely larger than 1.5 inches across, the sheer number of the shells is cause for
concern. The highest populations occur near power and wastewater plants. The clams cause problems
by biofouling, or clogging intake valves. Biofouling also occurs in irrigation canals and pipes and
drinking water facilities. Repairing damage caused by Asiatic clams is expensive. Experts estimate
that the price tag has reached one billion dollars per year in the United States.
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Explore how to answer this question: "How can I best summarize this bulletin?"
The author presents a central idea in each paragraph but does not state it directly. The important text
details support the central idea, so identifying them will help you determine the central idea. This in
turn will help you summarize the text.
Reread the bulletin. Underline the important details. Then fill in the missing information below.
Central idea of paragraph 2: Biofouling by Asiatic clams, one type of invasive species in U. S. waterways,
causes costly repairs to industrial and agricultural water facilities.
Important detail from the text:

everyday, people all over the world are making sacrifices; all for different reasons. some people may choose to do more simple sacrifices, like, "my daughter is receiving an award at school, but i also have an appointment, so i will decide to cancel that appointment to be there with my daughter" although she is cancelling her appointment, she can easily reschedule it, and spend her time with nore important thungs in life: being there with her daughter. this will make her daughter happy too because she is recieveing an award for her hard work, and it brings us happiness when our hard work is noticed and appreciated.

on the other hand, some people dont know when to make a sacrifice, ir bow to make one. well, making a sacrifice is when you do something for someone else other than yourself, for someone else's happiness, not so you can gain something in return. you do it for them, not for you. so, anyone can make a sacrifice, even the most simplest ones, like giving up the tv for a sibling or a sibling with homework, when you could be doing something else. the point is to others, when you can be doing something else. you do it out of the fact that you want to them, not so that it can benefit you.

making sacrifices benefit people in many ways, it can bring a smile to there face knowing someone is willing to and bring kindess. alot of people tend to feel unwanted and that no one is there for them, but if we show kindess and sacrifice the less importnat things in life for the most important things in life, people will once again feel happiness and more at ease knowing that someone is or was there for them, even if it be only once.

hope this , and let me know if there are any typos, it's hard typing on a phone : )

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#1  sara was always tasked with selecting birthday presents for her friends and family because everyone admired her  impeccable taste. 

impeccable (adj): perfect, flawless

#2  they moved to the united states many years ago, but their  insular  attitudes made it difficult for them to socialize. 

insular (adj): isolated; separate

#3  the professor explained the  semantic  relationship between the two nouns used in the sentence. 

semantic (adj): related to words or the meanings of words 

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